I've been making this for myself for years, calling it a gin & tonic. It is refreshing and especially nice in warm weather.
I know that this is not how a gin & tonic is made and not what you'd get if you ordered one at a bar. I've had a hard time getting an answer on what style of drink to call this, so I thought I'd consult the collective wisdom here.
First, get a 20 oz Yeti or equivalent tumbler. Squeeze half a lime:
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I like to turn the lime sideways and squeeze again to get extra juice and some astringent zest flavor:
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Add two shots of your favorite gin:
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A Gim-lonic? A NYC Pirate? (Cap'n Morgan goes to Manhatten?) An alcoholic cleans out the liquor cabinet? Maybe call it a spring cleaning? You have a lot going on there.
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Tue Feb 27, 2024 11:08 am
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I don't know that it's a named drink in those proportions. You're somewhere between a gin and tonic and a cuba libre minus the coke. Most tonic drinks use a significant portion less tonic water to liquor ratio.
Yeah, it's basically a rum & coke, (cuba libre), with gin instead of rum and tonic instead of coke. A traditional gin & tonic is mostly gin with a splash of tonic and a slice or twist of lime. I usually make it without the rum and bitters.
It is very tasty.
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Tue Feb 27, 2024 11:26 am
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Sounds like a "Lime Ricky" with a kicker to me.....
I guess "Tonic Rickey" could work.
KeystoneCowboy wrote:
Don't squeeze the lime so hard. You don't want the last 10%ish of the juice. That how you get that bitterness from citrus.
I like a little bitterness in my drink. I wouldn't make the extra squeeze if I had an especially large or juicy lime half, or if I were preparing it for someone else.
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Tue Feb 27, 2024 12:26 pm
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- 1.5 oz dark rum - 1 oz gin - 0.5 oz lime juice - 0.5 oz simple syrup - 2 dashes Angostura bitters - Club soda To make the drink, fill a shaker with ice and add the rum, gin, lime juice, simple syrup, and bitters. Shake vigorously for about 15 seconds and strain into a glass filled with ice. Top with club soda and garnish with a lime wedge. Enjoy the perfect balance of the smoothness of rum and the botanical notes of gin in every sip!
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